Portable fence



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- P. NEWBY.

PORTABLE FENCE.

No. 376,337. Patented Jan. 10, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PRESLEY NEWBY, OF MILL SHOALS, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE FENCE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,337, dated January 1868.

Application filed June 1, 1886. Serial No. 203,861. (No model.)

' of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences; and

clear, and exact description -of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in portable fences; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter, and pointed out'in the claim.

The object of my invention is to produce an ensily-constructed,d u rable, and portable fencepanel by combining certain old features with new ones, whereby a new combination of old devices is obtained, and which are so arranged that one is dependent upon the other for its effective operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective ofafence embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective of the apertured block a.

. Fig. 3 is'an enlarged longitudinal section taken through the pin F.

A B represent two panels of a fence, which consist of the horizontal boards M N and the. vertical boards P P, which connect the horizontal boards. The boards M N are made to have their ends project alternately beyond the two vertical end boards, P P. Connecting the projecting ends of the boards at one end of each panel only are the two vertical boards H,whichare placed upon opposite sides thereof and directly opposite each other. These two boards H being placed as above described and shown, a space is formed between them to receive the projecting ends of the adjoining panel, and thus support it in an upright position, Passing through the boards H is the pin K, upon which one of the projecting boards ofthe adjoining panel rests, and is thus supported above the ground. The opposite end of said panel is supported above the ground by means of the base-block E, which is provided-with a slot in which the lower board, M, rests, and is thus prevented from havinganylateralmovement. Thebase-block E is placed between the vertical boards H and P for the purpose of holding the panel securely against any endwise movement.

The two panels A B are supported in an upright position by means of the braces D, which are pivoted to one end of each panel and extend outward therefrom at a suitable angle, and are pinned to the ground by means of the pins or stakes G, which pass through their ends into the ground. The upper ends of the two braces are provided with aseries of holes whereby they may be adjusted as occasion may require. Passing through the holes in the upper ends of the braces is the pin or pivot F, which passes through the aperture'd block a, fastened between the upper ends of the boards H, just below the upper board, and through the apertured block Q, which is secured, to the upper end ofthe board P. This construction insures a rigid and strong hold for the pin, which could =not be obtained otherwise.

By reason of the block E and braces D being placed between the uprights H P a fence of great strength, durability, and firmness is produced.

The special feature of my invention is the means forconnecting the braces to the panels, which consists of the apertu red block a, bolted between the vertical boards H, and the apertured block Q, which is bolted to the vertical board P, through which the pin F passes, all of which are fully shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A fence-panel consisting ofhorizoutal boards and vertical boards, the ends of the horizon-- tal boards projecting alternatelybeyond the edges of the vertical boards, the vertical boards H, secured to opposite sides of one set of the projecting ends of the horizontal boards, and between which the projecting ends of the adjoining panel are placed, the

pin K, passing through the boards H near their lower ends, the apertured block a, bolted between the vertical boards H, the apertured block Q, secured to the vertical board P, the

apertured braces D, having their outer ends pinned to the ground, and the pin F, passing through the braces,the apertured block a, and through the aperture in the block Q, and the base-block for supporting one end of the panel, all arranged and combined to operate in the manner substantially as shown and described.

' PRESLEY NEWBY.

WVituesses:

NEWTO KEEN, J OHN KEEN, Jr. 

